Containers for cabinets



y 7, 1959 P. JOSEPH 2,893,806

CONTAINERS FOR CABINETS Filed March 21, 1958 United States PatentCONTAINERS FOR CABINETS Pearl Joseph, Morton Grove, Ill.

Application March 21, 1958, Serial No. 722,908

7 Claims. (Cl. 312-249) This invention relates generally to containersand more specifically to an improved refuse container and certain meansfor operatively mounting the container in a cabinet.

Refuse containers, as generally known, in the art, have a singlefunction and in use are inconvenient and inefficient, especially whenused in a kitchen.

The object of the present invention is to provide a t refuse containerconstruction wherein a single container will perform a plurality ofdifferent functions.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a refusecontainer which will efficiently perform a number of refuse storagefunctions and which may easily be formed as a one-piece container bysimple molding proc- 'esses.

Another object of the present invention is to provide 'a refusecontainer construction which is ideally adapted for use in a kitchen.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a certain moldedrefuse container which will perform a plushown in Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a partial front elevational view of a kitchen sink cabinethaving the container operatively mounted therein in one particularmanner;

Figure 5 is a top plan view of another kitchen sink cabinet with thecontainer operatively mounted therein in another particular manner;

Figure 6 is a partial isometric view of one of the tracks of the subjectinvention; and

Figure 7 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the cooperationbetween one of the tracks and one of the slide members molded on thecontainer.

The present embodiments are the preferred embodiments but it is to beunderstood that changes can be made in the present embodiments by oneskilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of thepresent invention.

For a detailed description of the present invention referenc e is madeto the drawings. The container comprises a back wall 10, an integrallyformed lower front and side walls 11 and an integrally formed upperfront and 7 side walls 12, a bottom wall 13, dividing walls 14, 15, 16,

and 17, a pair of upper slide members 18, a pair of rear slide members19, and a pair of lower slide members 20. The curved front and sidewalls 11 are substantially smaller in height than the curved front andside walls 12. The curved front and side walls 11 have a greater radiusof curvature than the curved front and side walls 12 so 2,893,806Patented July 7, 1959 that a lower compartment is defined by portions ofthe back wall 10, the curved front and side walls 11, the curved frontand side walls 12 and the bottom wall 13. This lower compartment isdivided into separate compartments by the dividing walls 15, 16, and 17which extend between the curved front and side walls 11 and the curvedfront and side walls 12. Although the dividing walls 15, 16 and 17 areshown as maintained by suitable vertical slots on the inner surface ofthe curved front and side walls 11 and the outer surface of the curvedfront and side walls 12, it is intended that these dividing walls may beintegrally formed with the rest of the container.

The compartment formed by the curved front and side walls 12 and aportion of the back wall 10 vertically ex.- tends from the bottom wall13 to a point substantially above the upper edge of the curved front andside walls 11. This compartment is divided into two separatecompartments by the dividing wall 14. Although the dividing wall 14 isshown as mounted in suitable slots formed on the inner surface of therear wall 10 and the inner surface of the curved front and side walls12, it is intended that this dividing wall 14 may be integrally formedwith the remainder of the container.

In use it is intended that suitable refuse bags such as paper grocerybags may be folded and stored in the compartments defined by the curvedfront and side walls 11. Two of these bags in an open condition arepositioned within the compartments defined by the curved front and sidewalls 12 and one of these bags may be used for burnable refuse while theother is used for unburnable .refuse. As the refuse bags are filled theymay be either disposed of or temporarily stored in one or more of thecompartments formed by the curved front and side walls 11 which do notcontain folded bags stored therein.

The back wall 10 is provided with a pair of vertically extendingintegrally molded slides 19 which are positioned in a spaced-apartrelationship to each other. The slides 19 are somewhat T-shaped as maybe seen in Figure 7. It is intended that the slides 19 cooperate with apair of tracks 21 such as shown in Figure 6 in a sliding relationship..The tracks 21 are formed of any material having suitable rigidity andare provided with an extending flange whereby the tracks 21 may besecured within a cabinet. Although the slides 19 are shown as somewhatT-shaped, it is intended that the slides 19 and the tracks 21 may beformed of any other suitable cooperating configurations whereby theslides 19 are prevented from any movement in the tracks 21 other than asliding movement longitudinally of the tracks 21.

The slides 18 which are formed of a shape identical to the slides 19 areintegrally molded in a parallel spacedapart relationship to each otheralong the upper edge of the side walls of the curved front and sidewalls 12.. The slides 20 are also identical in shape to slides 19 andare integrally molded in a spaced-apart relationship to each other todepend from the bottom wall 13.

With the above described container and tracks 21 different mountingarrangements may be used in different cabinet constructions such as thetwo kitchen sink cabinet constructions shown in Figures 4 and 5. Asshown in-Figure 4 the cabinet 22 is provided with a sink 23 having adrain pipe 24 at the bottom thereof. The sink portion of the cabinet 22is closed by a suitable door 25 pivotally mounted thereon. The tracks 21are secured to the inner surface of the door 25 in a parallelspacedapart relationship. The slides 19 of the container are mounted inthe tracks 21 so that the container is movable of the container, thedoor 25 may be pivoted to the open position and the container raised tothe dotted line position. With the container in this position, burnableand unburnable' refuse produced in the area of the sink cabinet may bestored in the bags carried in the previously described compartments ofthe container, The container may then be moved to the downward positionand when the door 25 of the cabinet 22 is closed, the container will beprojected into the cabinet 22 and under the sink 23 and the drain pipe24.

In the arrangement shown in Figure 5, the cabinet 26 is provided withtwo horizontally spaced-apart sinks 27 and 28. A pair of doors 29enclose the front portion of the cabinet 26. In this arrangement thetracks 21 are secured Within the cabinet 26 immediately below the uppersurface thereof. The container is slidably carried by the slides 18positioned within the tracks 21. In use it is merely necessary to openthe doors 29 of the cabinet 26 and slide the container therefrom anamount sufficient to permit refuse to be disposed therein. The containermay then be slid within the cabinet 26 and the doors 29 closed.

Although not shown, it is further intended that the tracks 21 may bemounted on the upper surface of the base of a cabinet such as cabinet26. When the tracks 21 are so mounted, the container is positioned sothat the slides 20 engage the tracks 21 thereby permitting the containerto be moved within and out of the cabinet.

From the foregoing it may be seen that although the subject invention issimple in construction it provides substantial utility over refusecontainers presently known in the art and substantial eificiency in thestorage of refuse in cabinets such as kitchen sink cabinets. Theconstruction of the present invention further permits the moldingthereof by the use of simple molding processes.

Having described the invention what is considered new and desired to beprotected by Letters Patent is:

l. A container for the storage of different materials comprising anintegrally molded back wall, a bottom wall, a first curved front andside walls, and a second curved front and side walls, said back wall andsaid first curved front and side walls extending upwardly from saidbottom wall a certain distance thereabove, said second curved front andside walls having a radius of curvature greater than the radius ofcurvature of said first curved front and side walls and extendingupwardly from said bottom wall a distance less than said certaindistance, a pair of tracks mountable in a cabinet, three pairs of slidesintegrally molded on said container and having a shape for cooperationwith said tracks in a longitudinal sliding relationship, one pair ofsaid slides being molded on the upper marginal edges of the side wallportions of said first curved front and side Walls, the second pair ofsaid three pairs of slides being vertically molded in a spaced-apartrelationship to each other on said back wall, the third pair of saidslides being molded in a spaced-apart relationship to each other on saidbottom wall to depend therefrom and extending from said back wall to theforward edge of said container, so that each of said pairs of slides aremountable on said tracks for sliding movement of said container relativeto said tracks in three different mounting arrangements of said tracksin a cabinet.

2. A container for the storage of different materials comprising anintegrally molded back wall, a bottom wall, a first curved front andside walls, a second curved front and side Walls, and a plurality ofdividing walls, said back wall and said first curved front and sidewalls extending upwardly from said bottom wall a certain distancethereabove, one of said dividing walls being positioned to divide thecompartment formed by said back walland: said first curved front andside walls into two separate compartments, said second curved front andside ,awallsr havmg a radius. of curvature substantially greater thanthe radius of curvature of said first curved front and side walls andextending upwardly from said bottom Wall a distance less than saidcertain distance, the remaining ones of said dividing walls beingvertically positioned in the compartment formed by said first and secondcurved front and side walls to form a plurality of compartments therein,a pair of tracks mountable in a cabinet, three pairs of slidesintegrally molded on said container and having a shape for cooperationwith said tracks in a longitudinal sliding relationship, one pair ofsaid slides being molded on the upper marginal edges of the side wallportions of said first curved front and side walls, the second pair ofsaid three pairs of slides being vertically molded in a spaced-apartrelationship to each other on said back wall, the third pair of saidslides being molded in a spaced-apart relationship to each other on saidbottom wall to depend therefrom and extending from said back wall to theforward edge of said container, so that each of said pairs of slides aremountable on said tracks for sliding movement of said container relativeto said tracks in three diiferent mounting arrangements of said tracksin a cabinet.

3. A container for the storage of different materials comprising anintegrally molded back wall, a bottom wall, a first curved front andside walls, a second. curved front and side walls, and a dividing wall,said back wall and said first curved front and side walls extendingupwardly from said bottom wall a certain distance thereabove, saiddividing wall being vertically positioned in the compartment defined bysaid first curved front and side walls and said back wall to divide saidcompartments into two adjacent' compartments, said second curved frontand side walls having a radius of curvature substantially greater thanthe radius of curvature of said first curved front and side walls andextending upwardly from said bottom wall a distance less than saidcertain distance, a pair of tracks mountable in a cabinet, three pairsof slides integrally molded on said container and having a shape forcooperation with said tracks in a longitudinal sliding relationship, onepair of said slides being molded on the upper marginal edges of the sidewall portions of said first curved front and side walls, the second pairof said three pairs of slides being vertically molded in a spacedapartrelationship to each other on said back wall, the third pair of saidslides being molded in a spaced-apart relationship to each other on saidbottom wall to depend therefrom and extending from said back wall to theforward edge of said container, so that each of said pairs of slides aremountable on said tracks for sliding movement of said container relativeto said track in three different mounting arrangements of said tracks ina cabinet.

4. A container for the storage of difierent materials comprising anintegrally molded back wall, a bottom wall, a first curved front andside walls, and a second curved. front and side walls, said back walland said first curved front and side. walls extending upwardly from saidbottom wall a certain distance thereabove, said second curved front andside walls having a radius of curvature substantially greater than theradius of curvature of said first curved front and side walls andextending upwardly from said bottom wall a distance less than saidcertain distance, a plurality of dividing walls, said back wall and saidfirst curved front and side walls each having a vertical slot formedtherein, one of said dividing walls being positioned in said slots todivide the compartment formed by said back wall and said first curvedfront and side walls into two adjacent compartments, the lower outersurface of said first curved front and side walls and the inner surfaceof said second curved front and side walls being formed to have aplurality of vertically disposed slots therein, the remainder of saidplurality of dividing walls being positioned in different ones of saidslots to divide the compartments formed by said first and second curvedfront and side walls into a plurality of adjacent compartments, a pairof tracks mountable in a cabinet, three pairs of slides integrallymolded on said container and having a shape for cooperation with saidtracks in a longitudinal sliding relationship, one pair of said slidesbeing molded on the upper marginal edges of the side wall portions ofsaid first curved front and side walls, the second pair of said threepairs of slides being vertically molded in a spacedapart relationship toeach other on said back wall, the third pair of said slides being moldedin a spaced-apart relationship to each other on said bottom wall todepend therefrom and extending from said back wall to the forward edgeof said container, so that each of said pairs of slides are mountable onsaid tracks for sliding movement of said container relative to saidtracks in three different mounting arrangements of said tracks in acabinet.

5. A container for the storage of difierent materials comprising anintegrally molded back wall, a bottom wall, a first curved front andside walls, and a second curved front and side walls, said back wall andsaid first curved front and side walls extending upwardly from saidbottom wall a certain distance thereabove, said second curved front andside walls having a radius of curvature greater than the radius ofcurvature of said first curved front and side walls and extendingupwardly from said bottom wall a distance less than said certaindistance, a pair of tracks securable in a cabinet, a pair of slidesintegrally molded on said container and having a shape for cooperationwith said tracks in a longitudinal sliding relationship, said pair ofslides being molded on the upper marginal edges of the side wallportions of said first curved front and side walls, so that said tracksare securable in a cabinet with said slides mountable on said tracks forsaid sliding movement of said container relative to said tracks in adepending relationship therefrom in a cabinet.

6. A container for the storage of different materials comprising anintegrally molded back Wall, a bottom wall, a first curved front andside walls, and a second curved front and side walls, said back wall andsaid first curved front and side walls extending upwardly from saidbottom wall a certain distance thereabove, said second curved front andside walls having a radius of curvature greater than the radius ofcurvature of said first curved front and side walls and extendingupwardly from said bottom wall a distance less than said certaindistance, a pair of tracks securable in a cabinet, a pair of slidesintegrally molded on said container and having a shape for cooperationwith said tracks in a longitudinal sliding relationship, said pair ofslides being vertically molded in a spaced-apart relationship to eachother on said back wall, so that said tracks are vertically securable ina cabinet with said slides mountable on said tracks for vertical slidingmovement of said container in a cabinet.

7. A container for the storage of different materials comprising anintegrally molded back wall, a bottom wall, a first curved front andside walls, and a second curved front and side walls, said back wall andsaid first curved front and side walls extending upwardly from saidbottom wall a certain distance thereabove, said second curved front andside walls having a radius of curvature greater than the radius ofcurvature of said first curved front and side walls and extendingupwardly from said bottom wall a distance less than said certaindistance, a pair of tracks securable in a cabinet, a pair of slidesintegrally molded on said container and having a shape for cooperationwith said tracks in a longitudinal sliding relationship, said pair ofslides being molded in a spaced-apart relationship to each other on saidbottom wall to depend therefrom and extending from said back wall to theforward edge of said container, so that said tracks are securable in acabinet to extend in an upward direction with said slides mountable onsaid tracks for sliding movement of said container in a cabinet.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,053,794 Durrette Feb. 18, 1913 FOREIGN PATENTS 334,939 France Nov. 9,1903 1,102,171 France May 4, 1955

